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Common Names
Perilla
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINALOOL | 53 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 35000.0 | -1.35 | Nguyen, X. D., La, D. M., Lu'u, D. C., Leclercq, P. A. 1995. Essential Oil Constituents from the Aerial Parts of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. J. Essent. Oil Res., 7(4): 429-432. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Endo, S., Ishizaki, T., Kimata, M. 1993. Fatty Acid and Sterol Compositions in the Seeds of Perilla frutescens and Linum Usitatissimum. Takyo Gakugei Daigaku Kiyo Dai-4-Bumon, 45: 27-32. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed Oil | not available | 176000.0 | -0.85 | Longyah, T., Deosthale, Y. G. 1991. Chemical and Nutritional Studies on Hanshi (Perilla frutescens), a Traditional Oilseed from Northeast India. J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc., 68(10): 781-784. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Endo, S., Ishizaki, T., Kimata, M. 1993. Fatty Acid and Sterol Compositions in the Seeds of Perilla frutescens and Linum Usitatissimum. Takyo Gakugei Daigaku Kiyo Dai-4-Bumon, 45: 27-32. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | 568000.0 | 697700.0 | 1.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Manandhar, M. D. 1981. Constituents of Perilla ocimoides Linn. J. Nep. Chem. Soc., 1(1): 18-20. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Manandhar, M. D. 1981. Constituents of Perilla ocimoides Linn. J. Nep. Chem. Soc., 1(1): 18-20. |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | not available | 3830.0 | -0.07 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | not available | 180.0 | 0.60 | Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195. |
| METHYL-3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOATE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CAFFEATE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Kang, R., Helms, R., Stout, M.J., Jaber, H., Chen, Z., and Nakatsu, T. 1992. Antimicrobial Activity of the Volatile Constituents of Perilla frutescens and Its Synergistic Effects with Polygodial. J. Agric. Food Chem., 40: 2328-2330. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 9000.0 | -0.54 | Nguyen, X. D., La, D. M., Lu'u, D. C., Leclercq, P. A. 1995. Essential Oil Constituents from the Aerial Parts of Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. J. Essent. Oil Res., 7(4): 429-432. |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Leaf | 300.0 | 3800.0 | 1.70 | Phytochemistry, 25: 2085. |
| NAGINATAKETONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Phytochemistry, 25: 859. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 8.0 | 57.0 | -0.49 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 5.0 | 42.0 | -0.03 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| OCIMENE | 2 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 4500.0 | 1.00 | Kang, R., Helms, R., Stout, M.J., Jaber, H., Chen, Z., and Nakatsu, T. 1992. Antimicrobial Activity of the Volatile Constituents of Perilla frutescens and Its Synergistic Effects with Polygodial. J. Agric. Food Chem., 40: 2328-2330. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antigastritic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antigliomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglutamaergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihelicobacter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 2 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |